Great-Great Aunt Josephine’s Sugar Cookies

Cream of tartar is the secret ingredient in pilotgirl210’s great-great aunt Josphine’s sugar cookies–it gives them a terrific, flaky texture. toodie jane says they’re marvelous: “The texture beats all the other sugar cookies I’ve ever made or eaten. Who knew sugar cookies could be this good.”

Using an electric mixer, blend the flour, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, and butter to a crumbly consistency (it should resemble shortening cut into flour for pie crust). In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla. Add the eggs slowly to the dry ingredients and mix well to form a dough. Roll out on lightly floured surface, cut out with cookie cutters, and bake at 375F for 10 minutes. When cooled, frost or decorate as desired.